ESPN, STAR Sports World Cup schedule

Chennai, April 6: With less than 40 days to go before the first ball is bowled in the ICC World Cup at Lord's, the countdown to the bigge...

Chennai, April 6: With less than 40 days to go before the first ball is bowled in the ICC World Cup at Lord’s, the countdown to the biggest cricketing extravaganza of this millennium has begun.

Briefing the press on Monday, RK Singh, Chief Executive Officer of ESPN Software India, said ESPN and STAR Sports will share the live coverage of 41 matches. The sports channels have planned to have live studios in London and Singapore to bring to the viewers the most up-to-date information on a daily basis.

Out of the 41 matches, STAR will telecast 21 matches while ESPN will telecast 20. The final match will be telecast simultaneously live on both channels. All matches will be played as day matches and play will start at 3.15 p.m IST (9.45 GMT).

However, ESPN STAR Sports’ live coverage of all matches will begin at 2.30 p.m with a 45-minute preview before each game. At the end of the game, there will be a 30-minute review at 11.00 p.m, he added.

The timings are the same for all matches on bothchannels.

GROUP A: England, India, Kenya, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. GROUP B: Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland and West Indies.

Fixtures

May 14: England v Sri Lanka, Lord’s (STAR); May 15: India vs South Africa, Hovse (ESPN); Zimbabwe vs Kenya, Taunton (STAR); May 16: Australia vs Scotland, Worcester (STAR); West Indies vs Pakistan, Bristol (ESPN). May 17: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Chelmsford (ESPN); May 18: England vs Kenya, Canterbury (STAR); May 19: Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Northampton (ESPN), India vs Zimbabwe, Leicester (STAR); May 20: Australia vs New Zealand, Cardiff (ESPN); Pakistan vs Scotland, Chester-le-Street (STAR); May 21: West Indies vs Bangladesh, Ireland (ESPN); May 22: England vs South Africa, The Oval, (STAR); Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, Worcester (ESPN); May 23: Kenya vs India, Bristol (ESPN); Australia vs Pakistan, Headingley (STAR); May 24: West Indies vsNew Zealand, Southampton (STAR); Scotland vs Bangladesh, Edinburgh (ESPN); May 25: England vs Zimbabwe, Trent Bridge (STAR); May 26: Sri Lanka vs India, Taunton (ESPN); South Africa vs Kenya (Amstelvseen, Netherlands (STAR); May 27: West Indies vs Scotland, Leicester (ESPN); Australia vs Bangladesh, Chester-le-street (STAR); May 28: New Zealand vs Pakistan, Derby (ESPN); May 29: England vs India, Edgbaston (STAR), Zimbabwe vs South Africa, Chelmsford (ESPN); May 30: Sri Lanka vs Kenya, Southampton (STAR); West Indies vs Australia, Old Trafford (ESPN); May 31: Scotland vs New Zealand, Edinburgh (ESPN); Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Northampton (STAR).

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June 4: Group A second vs Group B second, The Oval (STAR); June 5: Group A first vs Group B first, Trent Bridge (ESPN); June 6: Group A third vs Group B third, Headingley (STAR); June 8: Group A second vs Group B first, Old Trafford (ESPN); June 9: Group A third vsGroup B second, Lord’s (STAR); June 10: Group A first vs Group B third, Edgbaston (ESPN); June 11: Group A third vs Group B first, The Oval (STAR); June 12: Group A second vs Group B third, Trent Bridge (ESPN); June 13: Group A first vs Group B second, Headingley (STAR).

Semifinals

June 16: Team 1 vs Team 4, Old Trafford (STAR); June 17: Team 2 vs Team 3, Edgbaston (ESPN).

Final

June 20: Lord’s (Simultaneous telecast on ESPN & STAR).